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Irish Examiner
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
'There were parties everywhere': Cork winner of Mastermind International recalls triumph
Few Irishmen can lay claim to the title of Mastermind in the show's enduring 53-year run but only one is a Mastermind International champion — a mild-mannered geography teacher from Whitechurch, Co Cork. John Mulcahy — just 29 at the time — etched his name into the annals of trivia history in the echoing chambers of London's Guildhall in February 1979. Not only did he outsmart some of the best and brightest minds from across the globe — Nigeria, Australia, Canada — he did so under an oppressive spotlight likened only to that of the Gestapo's merciless methods of interrogation. And with, as Mr Mulcahy described him, the 'stern and distant' Magnus Magnusson at the helm, few would have faulted the Corkman for folding. He was suitably phlegmatic. Remarkably unphased. John Mulcahy, the first Irishman to win Mastermind, holds the trophy at the gate of his home in Whitechurch, where his love of knowledge continues in retirement. Picture: Chani Anderson The soft afternoon glow spilling across his face at his cozy Whitechurch homestead is considerably less oppressive than the spotlight in the Guildhall, but he is perched on his armchair just as he was that night — cross-legged, palms placed gently on knees, sharp, attentive. Likewise, the anecdotes — and the pride — flow out of him like the answers did all those years ago. Mr Mulcahy's ascension to the apex of Mount Mastermind began humbly back home where he claimed Ireland's Top Score title in the summer of 1978. 'At the final of Top Score above in Dublin, the producer of Mastermind, Bill Wright, was there and they announced that the winner would be going on to this international competition. 'RTÉ were good to me, they helped me an awful lot. They brought me up to Dublin for a weekend and pumped me with questions. 'I was doing pub quizzes here at the time in Blackpool with The Bowler's Rest when it was in its heyday. We won the Blackpool festival, which was bigger than the Olympics at the time and they all wanted to come over (to London). 'I went over that night with my sister and my mother, my father couldn't come at the time. There were four friends who came along as well. We had a good time despite it being pretty nail-biting.' Incredibly, there was no financial prize for the Cork man on that wonderful night. 'Nothing financial, just honour, prestige … and a trophy,' he said. What followed, though, transcended material value: A personal letter from then taoiseach Jack Lynch, national recognition and a tidal wave of goodwill — all washed down with enough Guinness to fill the Lee. He had surprised the world, but none more than himself, when it came to the buzzer-beating answer that ultimately crowned him Mastermind International champion. 'It was an interesting question. I still scratch my head and say, how did I get that answer? 'It was about a boxer who twice defeated Jack Dempsey. The only part of the question that I knew was a boxer who had died recently, that was Gene Tunney. The buzzer went off but Magnus continued anyway, saying 'I started so I'll finish'. I knew it was the last question. I gave the answer and it was right. Now, I was a point ahead of the previous contestant." He said the last contestant was David Hunt, who was the champion of champions. "He hadn't done that well in the first round. But, my God, when he got on the chair this time he was absolutely flying it. There was no doubt he was going to win it, only that the time ran out. 'Would you believe he ended up a point below me? You see, you don't see the scores when you're on the chair and you don't have anything to go off, unlike when you're watching television. As a result I wasn't totally clear what was going on. But I was very relieved when it did happen, when it was announced.' The Irishman may have been saved by the bell but his expertise was irrefutable. He rattled off 15 correct answers in round 1 — tackling Irish History from 1916-1922 — and a further 13 in the general knowledge round. He wasn't afraid to pass on a question he didn't know either. No bluffing, no bluster, just unshakeable knowledge. It was a trivia performance defined by egoless precision and quiet confidence. If anyone was prepared going into the Guildhall it was John Mulcahy. He was no stranger to the rhythm and sleight of hand required in buzzer-style quiz shows, having conquered Top Score. 'It was slightly different in that it was the number of questions you could get into the two minutes and you had to be very, very fast. The secret, well I won't say the secret because I certainly didn't go in with any plan — but the idea was that if I didn't know the answer I passed right away. That way I got a couple of extra questions in. 'It wasn't that I was all high and mighty, I was most unimpressive because I missed nine questions. I'd say they were all gasping, wondering how you could win and miss that number of questions. It was just about the speed, there was no time to think.' Little did he know the sheer amount of Irish he would do proud that night. Thousands tuned into Mastermind International from all over the globe the night it aired in March. Irish hearts swelled, puffed up with conceit. Some were even compelled to pick up their pens and write to their Irish champion. 'First of all I think it was a national honour. The whole country took pride in it, so in that sense I was delighted. 'I was also pleased for the family more than myself. I got fed up with it after a while to be honest. 'It's quite amazing, people are still coming up to me and introducing me to others as the fellow who won 'the brain of Ireland' or whatever. They never get the name right of course 'It seemed to mean an awful lot to an awful lot of people. The local people responded hugely, seen of course when hundreds had turned out in Cork Airport at the time. It was crazy." He said the vast bulk of those who wrote to him from around the world were immigrants saying they were very proud of him. Letter from Jack Lynch 'We had a postal strike at home, following Mastermind, that went on for three months. I was inside in school one day, and looking out I saw this army motorbike scorching down the hill outside Deer Park. Next thing there was a knock on the door and this army fella came in handing me the envelope. It was the personal note from Jack Lynch.' The letter to John Mulcahy from Jack Lynch. Lynch knew, as well as anyone, the importance of such a triumph. It was enough to lift a nation — a salve of sorts. It was a moment of grace for a country bleeding from the Troubles, especially when this particular battle of the brains took place in the monarchy's own backyard. What's more, John Mulcahy's triumph shifted the needle considerably on the way people perceived the Irish at the time. 'I suppose you'd have to see it in the context, the Troubles were on at the time and not everything associated with Ireland was good news. I wasn't totally conscious of it but apparently over in England it was a big thing, the Irish jokes were flying at the time. A headline in one of the newspapers read 'The Ultimate Irish Joke' 'I got a phone call from a paper one morning before going into class. They said 'you know that the IQ tests have been carried out'. I don't know what point they were making, apparently the Irish were last. I said 'I'm not that surprised because we don't do IQ tests here, it's not part of the selection for going into school'. Even basic things like that you know you'd be asked to comment on.' His topic of choice in round 1 was hardly impetuous, maybe instinctive, though he claims he never looked at it in such a way. 'The fact that I was taking the topic I chose was of some significance too. I was sitting with this stereotype even though I didn't ever look at it that way. To me, it was just a very interesting episode in the country.' Like any great story, Mr Mulcahy's road to success — and the road after it — was paved with proverbial potholes. In round 2, there was debate over the answer to a question revolving around the works of Rudyard Kipling. There's an argument to say John Mulcahy deserved the point, however, due to a technicality, the question was scrapped. It was a minor derailment that did little to shake the Corkman's composure. 'There was a bit of a glitch while I was in the chair when I was answering a question. There was an interruption from above and they said 'we want to check out that answer' and as it turned out, apparently I'd given out the wrong answer. 'So they said 'well, technically maybe he's right'. The question was about Rudyard Kipling's Plain Tales from the Hills and they wanted to know what hills he was referring to. I said the Himalayas; they flagged it as incorrect. Apparently it was the Simla. 'Someone said, 'well, technically Simla is in the Himalayas now so maybe the best thing to do is take out that question completely'. Now, I was in the middle of a two-minute round and this interruption came. I didn't take a whole lot of notice though, it didn't put me off or anything thankfully." Gay Byrne gaffe And then came the slip. Gay Byrne, ever the showman, prematurely released news of John Mulcahy's victory on RTÉ radio, to the dismay of the BBC who weren't set to air the show until the following month. 'There was a delegation from RTÉ over including Adrian Cronin, who was the producer of The Late Late Show at the time. He rang up Gay Byrne, either that night or the next morning. He said 'the Irish fella is after winning the Mastermind' but never said to Gay to keep it quiet. So, what did Gay do? He put it out on the radio the following morning. 'It was a laugh because my poor father was here at home and he'd gone up to the shop as usual for the milk. They were asking him 'how did John do? How did John get on?' And he'd say 'Ah, he did alright. He didn't let us down anyway'. The next thing he came home and the phone was hopping off the hook, everyone wanting to talk to him. Of course, it was the same inside the school. Press coverage about John Mulcahy. 'They probably were annoyed but this was a matter between RTÉ and the BBC. I didn't know anything. It was on the front page of all the papers over in London. I was out of circulation. There were no mobile phones or anything and the few friends that I was over with had gone home. So, I was on my own and enjoying life until I got to Heathrow where I was paged. 'I think it was the Daily Express turned up with a camera and a reporter and I had to unpackage my trophy and get a photograph taken. When I went up to board the plane an Aer Lingus employee said 'Mr Mulcahy, would you mind just waiting please? We'll try and get people on board and out of the way'. I thought what's all this about? Press coverage about John Mulcahy. 'So they got everyone on and I was last, placed in the front seat. To my surprise everyone jumped up and applauded. The idea was, of course, that I'd be off first in Cork. I was whipped away rather than going through security and they brought me into some room where the family were waiting and the press. It was kind of the VIP treatment which was the last thing I was expecting." He said that when he went into school the following week someone showed up and said "it's Gay Byrne on the phone, he's looking for you". "So I went in anyway and he said 'I've heard a rumour that the BBC withdrew the trophy and that they're going to cancel the programme'. So I said, 'well, as far as I'm concerned, the trophy's at home in the cupboard, I've heard nothing about it'. "I think he was worried that there might have been repercussions over it.' The International Mastermind trophy awarded in 1979 to John Mulcahy. Picture: Chani Anderson And there it still rests, tucked away safely. A simple object but a shining symbol. Surprisingly, Mr Mulcahy never pursued the next big win. Mastermind International would suffice for the Whitechurch whizz. He celebrated with family and friends for days on end, so much so that Guinness House ran out of their signature black stout, having to dash dramatically across to the Oyster mid-revelry and hold up St Patrick's St to roll a dozen more barrels back to HQ. It was pure madness. There were parties everywhere, every crowd wanted something. The celebrations went on for a while "The show, would you believe, was actually shown at home on Ash Wednesday so I went up for a pint the night before and I said that's the end of that now.' And it was. He returned to what he loved most: shaping the minds of the youth. He taught in Deer Park and the local community school in Whitechurch for years before taking tenure as a professor at UCC. As he put it himself, he never had an inclination to do anything else, despite others' expectations. 'There was a program on there one time about television quizzes and they were on about the way some of the winners of Mastermind had gone on to host their own quiz shows among other things but I never had any inclination. There were no offers anyway. 'I was very happy as a teacher anyway, quite happy to continue on.' In a world driven by immediacy and digital shortcuts, John Mulcahy's legacy stands for something rarer. It was a patient, unflashy pursuit of knowledge grounded in curiosity, tempered by humility, and crowned with one of the most quietly extraordinary victories in Irish public life.
RTÉ News
01-07-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
'Unity of group' vital component of Dublin says Graeme Mulcahy
"Sharp, unified, and full of energy." High praise from five-time All-Ireland winner Graeme Mulcahy on his analysis of Dublin's performance to beat his own native Limerick in the All-Ireland quarter-finals. Dublin shocked the hurling world and became the story of the summer with their remarkable 14-man victory over the all-conquering Limerick side, surpassing the incredibly dramatic Munster final from only a few weeks previously. It puts Niall Ó Ceallacháin's side into the final four of this year's All-Ireland with Cork now standing in their way of a place in this year's decider. The Dubs had to overcome adversity by losing captain Chris Crummey early in the game and then maintain their lead and see it through to eventually put an end to Limerick's season. "They were just right on the day," said Mulcahy, speaking to RTE Sport ahead of this weekend's semi-finals. "Their hurling was sharp, they were unified and you could see that again in terms of the unity of the group." And Mulcahy believes that this could be the start of something big in the capital for Dublin hurling as the Kilmallock man sees similarities with Limerick when they were starting to come through at the end of the last decade. "There's probably similarities in terms of the success Na Fianna have had last year and what I suppose Niall Ó Ceallacháin has done in terms of embedding a lot of those guys, and you could see the energy that Na Fianna brought to the club final last year against Sars," said Mulcahy. "It's always something that we would have valued in Limerick in terms of the last number of years, the unity of the group and how that was reflected on the field on match day and I think you could see that more so in the Dublin performance, which was obviously disappointing from a Limerick perspective, but hats off to Niall Ó Ceallacháin and his management team. "I think they've done a super job, and I hope they could do that again the next day. I think he's a very intelligent manager and manages the day very well. "I think he'll have them primed again." As for this weekend's opponents, Mulcahy believes that Cork will have really benefited from the extra preparation time that they secured by winning that Munster final, and he expects that they have been putting the time to good use. "It allows you to take a couple of days' rest and ramp up slowly towards the semi-final, and do your homework on the potential opposition," said Mulcahy. "The last number of years when we won Munster we always got a mini camp in where we'd spend a couple of days away maybe in the likes of Killarney, and you get a bit of work done on video analysis, a bit of on-the-field work, a bit of off-the-field work, a bit of psychology work and it just gives you that bit more time to spend quality time together. "And obviously when you don't win Munster, you have a quicker turnaround, you don't have that opportunity, and I suppose you inevitably lack a bit of freshness then which I think showed [for Limerick]." But Mulcahy was also able to point out the benefits of remaining active from a competitive sense and he feels that Tipperary's third-place finish in the Munster round-robin has handed them a similar opportunity to be primed for this weekend. Tipp missed out on a place in the Munster decider, which has led to two subsequent games in the All-Ireland process, beating Laois and then Galway, to get to the semi-final stage, where they play Kilkenny on Sunday at Croke Park. "In a way it's kind of a nice thing coming through third in Munster and having that chance to build slowly through that back door," said Mulcahy. "And I think in terms of they've obviously been building under Liam (Cahill) for the last couple of years, they've brought through a lot of young talent and they continue to bring in new players nearly game on game which is amazing this late in the championship that there's guys making their first start and stuff like that. "The talent of the likes of Jason Forde who can just whip a sideline over the bar from anywhere from 65 in, they're massive attributes to have in a team and could be the difference on the day, but then equally you have Kilkenny who, if they get their best team on the field and their best six forwards they have a scary top six." Kilkenny have flown under the radar to a certain extent when taking the hype that surrounds the Munster Championship, as Derek Lyng's side plotted their way to the Leinster Championship and easing into the last four. And Mulcahy has been impressed with Kilkenny's progress over the last few years as they have adapted to the manager's style, now reaping the rewards for persisting through the early difficult days of transition. "They're almost guaranteed to get through Leinster for the last number of years which is psychologically a massive thing that they can start looking towards the later stages of the championship and build towards that," said Mulcahy. "And I think the likes of Mossy Keoghan has been in unbelievable form this year, Billy Ryan has taken his game to a new level, and I think if they can get the likes of Eoin Cody back into the fray, I'm not sure how his injury is but I think they'll be going to be a very difficult team to beat as well and could go all the way. "So yeah I think it is a benefit certainly not having maybe the helter-skelter of the Munster Championship and being able to build quietly in the background. "In fairness, when he (Lyng) came in first, we played them in the league down in Páirc Uí Chaoimh, was it '22 or '23, and you could see they were trying to change their style of play. They hadn't fully embedded it in yet and we turned them over a lot in the day and it wasn't a good day out for them. "But they've kept with the process I think something that we learned early in the days with Limerick that to stay with that process and eventually it'll click, and I think it's you've started to see it click with Kilkenny. "If they were to make the breakthrough this year, I think they'd be a very hard team to beat over the next couple of years, and they could become one of those teams you that you talk about in terms of the greatest teams to play the game."
Hamilton Spectator
28-06-2025
- Hamilton Spectator
Closing submissions begin in sexual assault trial of Hamilton cop
A lawyer has asked a judge to find a Hamilton police officer accused of sexually assaulting his younger colleague more than three years ago not guilty. Lawyer Joanne Mulcahy spent hours taking a Burlington courtroom through the start of her final submissions Wednesday as the trial for Const. Jeffrey Turnbull nears its close. Turnbull is accused of sexually assaulting a colleague in the basement of his Ancaster home in March 2022. The sexual assault charge was announced in June 2023 following a probe by the Special Investigations Unit. Turnbull has pleaded not guilty and remains suspended with pay. The trial began in January and has sat sporadically since. 'The Crown has not proven beyond a reasonable doubt … that (Turnbull) sexually assaulted (the complainant),' Mulcahy said during her final submissions. Earlier this year, the complainant — whose identity is protected by a publication ban — testified that she and Turnbull met on the job in late 2021, months after she was sworn into the service and still in her probationary period. Turnbull had been with Hamilton police for more than a decade at the time. The complainant said the two first spoke when she was sitting alone in the lunchroom. Turnbull said he couldn't find her on social media. He told her about his family and asked if she was in a relationship. She said he also talked about her being a female officer, and how there 'would be rumours' about her 'sleeping with other police officers,' conversations that left her feeling 'super uncomfortable.' The complainant said she gave Turnbull her Snapchat information and cellphone number. The complainant said Turnbull would discuss his mental health and marriage, compliment her and make suggestive comments. She also said he sent her photos of his genitalia. An on-the-job spinal injury in January 2022 led the complainant to be put on alternative duties in a separate office. That's where she alleges several incidents involving Turnbull took place in February and March 2022, including partially unzipping her work pants, grabbing her buttocks and trying to kiss her. The situation escalated on March 26, 2022. She testified that Turnbull had asked her to come over, but she declined. Later that evening, she started getting more messages from Turnbull, including about 'killing himself, ' so she drove to his house in Ancaster. When she got there, she met his children. Later on, she alleged that Turnbull sexually assaulted her on a couch in the basement of his home — while his children were upstairs and his wife was away. Mulcahy suggested Justice Jennifer Campitelli should have 'significant concerns' about the reliability of the complainant, suggesting inconsistencies and evasiveness in her testimony. Mulcahy took the court through each of the alleged incidents involving the complainant and Turnbull, attempting to poke holes in her testimony. Mulcahy noted that on multiple occasions, the complainant asked to see her previous statements to investigators as well as transcripts of her past testimony while being questioned on the stand. She later suggested that the complainant was 'in control' of what communications the court heard about between her and Turnbull, noting that she shared limited screenshots of their text conversations and had no Snapchat history between the two of them. Court previously heard that the complainant noted she did not save or screenshot any of their conversations on the app, as a notification would have been sent to Turnbull. Snapchat automatically deletes most messages after they've been viewed, with some exceptions, including messages that have been saved by users. Users are notified when their messages are screenshot or saved. 'She's controlled over the messaging that has been given to everyone, which has been a false narrative,' said Mulcahy. 'Not only should there be concerns about credibility, but there should be concerns about reliability.' When Mulcahy began taking the court through the alleged sexual assault at Turnbull's home , the complainant left the courtroom. Mulcahy then suggested the complainant had given consent that night, despite the complainant previously testifying that she had 'said no' to Turnbull multiple times. Turnbull refuted her retelling of events during his testimony, telling the court he had asked for consent multiple times that night. Mulcahy then referenced statements the complainant made during interviews with the SIU and the Hamilton police professional standards unit. During those interviews, Mulcahy said the complainant told officials she had gotten 'tired of saying no,' 'didn't always say no,' and could 'see how he thought he had consent.' 'Right there is consent,' said Mulcahy. 'She's acknowledging that he had an honest belief that there was consent.' Closing submissions will continue in July. Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
Irish Daily Mirror
26-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Limerick told there's more left in current team as John Kiely verdict given
Graeme Mulcahy reckons Limerick's core leaders are still at their peak — and '100 per cent' expects the John Kiely/Paul Kinnerk axis to stay on. Five-time All-Ireland winner Mulcahy's comments come in the wake of Limerick's shock All-Ireland quarter-final defeat to 14-man Dublin. Kiely agreed a two-year extension to take him up to the end of the 2026 season, which would be his 10th in charge. Under Kiely, Limerick have landed five All-Ireland titles and six Munsters. Declan Hannon, skipper for all of those wins, may elect to stand aside – and if he does Mulcahy says he would be a massive loss. The majority of Limerick's main leaders, bar goalie Nickie Quaid, are still below 30. 'There's more left in this Limerick team, certainly,' said Mulcahy, who retired last season. 'The core group still have another two or three years at their peak. A lot of the team are only 29-30. 'You're right at your prime, really, around 29, 30. Obviously they have a lot of miles on the clock but I certainly see more for this Limerick team in the next couple of years. 'They (Kiely, above, and Kinnerk) had a two-year extension last year, so I think they'll go back again. Obviously, it hasn't been a successful two years. 'We won Munster last year. I think they've been building quietly. There's a lot of players that have come through the last two years – Aidan O'Connor, Adam English has come to the fore now. 'You have Shane O'Brien. You have a few more, like Colin Coughlin, who had a very good league campaign. I was surprised not to see him, maybe more, in the Championship. 'They have a lot of young talent coming through and they'll look to hopefully try and build on that experience that those guys have gained. I'd expect 100 per cent to see them back.'
The Irish Sun
26-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Graeme Mulcahy predicts how much turnover there'll be across Limerick's panel and staff after Dublin letdown
AS Limerick braces itself for a winter of discontent, Graeme Mulcahy is adamant that John Kiely's men can come back in from the cold in 2026. Dublin shook up the hurling world last Saturday by 2 John Kiely's men went down in one of the biggest Championship upsets ever 2 Graeme Mulcahy ahead of the 2025 Electric Ireland GAA All-Ireland Minor Championship Finals Credit: Inpho Mulcahy was part of a Limerick team that raised the bar by winning five All-Ireland SHC titles. But for the first time since Kiely took charge in 2017, they are set to endure back-to-back seasons without landing the Liam MacCarthy Cup. Mulcahy, "We took a lot from that year and those learnings really stood to us in the 2020 to 2023 period. Read More On GAA 'We lost to Cork last year. I stepped away so I don't really know what happened within the confines of the group. But did we learn enough from it? I don't know. 'Losing the Munster final on penalties and losing an All-Ireland quarter-final two weeks later, there'll be a lot of soul-searching done. 'It'll be a difficult six-month period before they get back in December, January to really think hard on it.' Insisting that they are also capable of a semi-final shock against All-Ireland favourites Cork, Mulcahy is full of praise for a 'very impressive' Dublin team who defied the first-half dismissal of captain Chris Crummey to overcome the Treaty. Most read in GAA Hurling As for Kiely's crew, having lost to the Rebels in a gripping provincial decider that was decided by a shootout at a packed TUS Gaelic Grounds a fortnight earlier, they tried to muster a positive response. But Mulcahy felt they found it difficult to reacclimatise for an All-Ireland quarter-final that was played as a curtain-raiser to 'So much integrity' - RTE viewers hail Stephen Cluxton for 'principled stand' Dublin GAA icon took during Parnells saga He said: 'Trying to come down off a Munster final that will live long in people's memories in terms of the drama, then going to Croke Park a couple of weeks later, an empty stadium effectively with little or no atmosphere... "You could hear the referee's whistle echoing around the stadium for the first five, ten minutes — it was just a completely different experience for that Limerick team. "That really played into Dublin's hands, allowing them to get a bit of a foothold. It didn't allow Limerick to make the blistering start that they might have wanted.' Given that quarter-finals are ordinarily played on neutral ground, Mulcahy agrees that Limerick would have been better served by playing at a venue like Semple Stadium. On the contrast in atmosphere to their previous outing, the 2018 All-Star added: 'Psychologically, if you're not prepared for that and if you haven't spoken about it, it can have a huge effect. 'If that game had come down to Thurles, you would've had probably three times the amount of Limerick fans that were in Croke Park. On the flipside, you wouldn't have had as many Dublin fans travel. 'That would have added to giving Limerick an edge, certainly in terms of their performance, that was lacking in Croke Park.' GLASS HALF FULL Mulcahy is confident that 'there won't be a huge turnover' in playing personnel and expects Kiely and coach Paul Kinnerk to remain in situ for a tenth season. The Kilmallock man said: 'I think people want to see an end of an era. They want Limerick gone away and I just hope that's not the case. 'You'll always lose a couple, but if they keep the core group together and take the learnings from this year, they'll be competitive again next year.' FORMER Electric Ireland minor hurler Graeme Mulcahy was speaking ahead of the All-Ireland minor finals. This summer, Electric Ireland are championing the Minor Stars Team of the Year winners from 2017 to the present. Artwork will be displayed in Croke Park to highlight Electric Ireland's support for the Championship and to showcase the minor Championship's record of nurturing players. #ThisIsMajor
